Dierikon, 12 May 2017

Media release

2017 Annual General Meeting of Komax Holding AG Shareholders attending the Annual General Meeting of Komax Holding AG, held on 12 May 2017 at the Culture and Congress Center Lucerne (KKL), approved all the pro- posals of the Board of Directors. They elected Dr. Andreas Häberli to the Board of Directors as a new member and approved an increase in the distribution to CHF 6.50 per share.

At the Annual General Meeting of Komax Holding AG, shareholders followed the recommen- dation of the Board of Directors and approved all its proposals. Among other things, they ap- proved the appropriation of profit for the 2016 financial year - shareholders will receive a dis- tribution of CHF 6.50 (previous year: CHF 6.00) per dividend-bearing share. CHF 1.50 of this will be paid from capital contribution reserves. This represents a substantial payout ratio of 69.1%. The ex-date will be Tuesday,16 May 2017, and the payment date will be Thursday, 18 May 2017.

Shareholders re-elected all five existing members of the Board of Directors for a further term of office of one year. These are: Beat Kälin (Chairman), David Dean, Kurt Haerri, Daniel Hirschi and Roland Siegwart. Shareholders elected Dr. Andreas Häberli to the Board as a new member. With his election, the Board is gaining additional expertise in the field of digital transformation. The members of the Remuneration Committee are Daniel Hirschi, Beat Kälin and Roland Siegwart.

Shareholders were again given the opportunity to participate in an advisory vote on the Com- pensation Report. They approved this and also the proposed total compensation payable to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the 2018 financial year.

Contact

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Head Investor Relations / Corporate Communications Phone +41 41 455 06 16

roger.mueller@komaxgroup.com

Komax is a globally active technology group that focuses on markets in the automation sector. As a leading manu- facturer of innovative and high-quality solutions for the wire processing industry, the Komax Group helps its cus- tomers implement economical and safe manufacturing processes, especially in the automotive supply sector. The Komax Group employs around 1700 people worldwide and provides sales and service support via subsidiaries and independent agents in around 60 countries.

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APPENDIX - Voting results of the 2017 Annual General Meeting Agenda item Proposal of the Board of Directors Yes votes No votes / abstentions Proportion of yes votes

1.

Approval of the annual report and financial statements of Komax Holding AG as well as the consolidated financial statements for the 2016 financial year

Yes votes

2,251,567

26,982

98.81%

2.

Discharge of the actions of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Yes votes

2,091,283

38,337

98.20%

3.

Appropriation of profit for the 2016 financial year and distribution from capital contribution reserves as well as dividend distribution

Yes votes

2,275,584

2,965

99.88%

4.

Elections

4.1

Newly elected to the Board of Directors

Andreas Häberli as Member of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

2,273,667

4,882

99.79%

4.2

Re-elections to the Board of Directors

Beat Kälin as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

2,071,247

207,222

90.91%

David Dean as Member of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

2,263,248

15,221

99.33%

Kurt Haerri as Member of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

2,265,771

12,698

99.44%

Daniel Hirschi as Member of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

1,901,837

376,632

83.47%

Roland Siegwart as Member of the Board of Directors

Yes votes

2,193,342

85,127

96.27%

4.3

Elections to the Remuneration Committee

Daniel Hirschi as Member of the Remuneration Committee

Yes votes

1,504,798

773,671

66.04%

Beat Kälin as Member of the Remuneration Committee

Yes votes

1,807,720

470,769

79.33%

Roland Siegwart as Member of the Remuneration Committee

Yes votes

2,208,286

70,203

96.91%

4.4

Re-election of the independent proxy

Thomas Tschümperlin, lawyer and notary, Lucerne

Yes votes

2,273,643

4,846

99.78%

Agenda item Proposal of the Board of Directors Yes votes No votes / abstentions Proportion of yes votes

4.5

Re-election of the external auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Basel

Yes votes

1,962,183

316,306

86.12%

5.

Compensation

5.1

Advisory vote on the Compensation Report for the 2016 financial year

Yes votes

1,784,842

493,647

78.33%

5.2

Approval of the total compensation payable to the Board of Directors for the 2018 financial year

Yes votes

2,240,529

37,960

98.34%

5.3

Approval of the total compensation payable to the Executive Committee for the 2018 financial year

Yes votes

2,232,915

45,574

98.00%

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